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On Monday 22 May at 07:00, the MAPHEUS-13 rocket was successfully launched from the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna. The launch as well as the four experiments on board could be carried out as planned.

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SSC awarded 2.26M€ for NODES

09:05 am . May 15, 2023

SSC has been awarded a 2.26M€ contract by the European Space Agency (ESA), with the support of the Swedish National Space Agency, under its ARTES Scylight programme for the second phase of the optical communication project NODES. This contract will[...]

Linda Lyckman awarded the Ulla Teige diploma

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Introducing SSC Space Italy

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Charlotta Sund appointed new CEO of SSC

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The Board of Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has appointed Charlotta Sund as the new President and CEO of the SSC Group. She will take office during the autumn of 2023, and succeeds the current CEO Stefan Gardefjord who retires after[...]

Research rocket landed in Norway – now back at Esrange

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April 24, at 7:20 am local time, a microgravity research rocket was launched from Esrange Space Center. The rocket took a slightly longer and more westerly trajectory than expected and landed after completed flight 15 kilometers into Norway. The payload[...]

Science rocket landed in Norway

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New altitude record for student-built hybrid rocket

13:04 pm . April 20, 2023

At 11:05 CEST on April 18th the first rocket of two in the STERN – HyEnD N2ORTH campaign was successfully launched from Esrange Space Center. The rocket reached an altitude of 64 km which is a new record for student-built[...]